alexis wrote:reggae_greggae wrote:Also wonder if there was any thought about putting feature requests on github or something? I know it's a code repository(I use it as such), but I notice that real feature request discussions always seem to get swallowed up in a lot of noise and I wonder if some valid ideas/suggestions/bugs get missed. Might be a way of distinguishing and prioritizing real requests from some of the standard chatter. Not that I'm against chatter but from a developer's perspective it can muddy the water.
Is github another site/location? I'm not sure I'd be in favor of more clicks to accomplish the same thing ... years of learning from masters in DAW land make that seem like something to be avoided!
BTW, why would that distinguish and prioritize real requests from some of the standard chatter? What is a real request? ... I worry that mine might be considered not real enough, and they would be consigned to reside in the little boy forum!
It's a code repository - with the options for tracking specific issues and requests. You can differentiate between bugs and enhancements and it separates comments from discrete issues/features.
An example - it's just a project that I eventually moved internal to my company repo.
https://github.com/nemonster/es-support ... s/issues/1
Note that on the initial comment as well as later ones you can just indicate a +1, -1, Laugh, Love, etc. Just saying that if you were deciding on what was important to the user base you could tell people to go vote for what they liked best and it takes the guesswork out of it.
I don't know how, perusing this forum, you'd keep track of a feature request. As a free form discussion it's fine. Working off places like this is a PITA if you're trying to actually get something done. Nothing against the residents here, but this place, The Gear Page, and any DAW forum are magnets for ADHD commentary. Just peruse this thread and see how much if it is real discussion and how much if it is just talking to be talking.
I happen to think the addition of a few clicks is not a bad thing. It acts as a filter of sorts.
I find that when you ask someone to put an issue in a real tracking tool, it tends to reward those who can clearly articulate what they want and why and who's just chiming in with, "Yeah, JS IS AWESOME!" Again, not that there's anything inherently wrong with that, but it creates a lot of noise. And when you're figuring out what you want to do from a development perspective, I've never considered that kind of distraction an asset.
You could possibly do it within the context of the current board. But it would take some discipline on both ends to make that work.
I don't have any kind of strong feeling. But as I look through these posts, it's kind of hard for me to pick things out that I'd find actionable. And diver deeper into them as more chatter comes in. I saw Ralph just moved one suggestion into another thread for just that reason.
It's his project. Not trying to comment or push.